Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 18 October 1851

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Lawson, strapped into a wooden chair and wearing only white boxer shorts, a diaper and socks, began yelling after his executioners placed a leather mask over his face. His words were not clear through the double-paned windows of the death chamber but he seemed to scream "I'm human! I'm human!" as the airtight door to the room was clamped shut.
(15 June 1994)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1990

There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

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BirthFactDeath (x) Saturday 18th of October 1851 173 years ago
The novel 'Moby Dick' by 32-year-old writer Herman Melville is first published as 'The Whale' by Richard Bentley in London, Greater London, United Kingdom.